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    Cold War The Cold War was a time of major conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that started after World War Two. The Cold War dominated international affairs for many years and the space race and the arms race developed because of this competition. By the end of the 1980’s each side had spent trillions of dollars to possess nuclear weapons and the means of delivering these weapons on their enemies. Though many Americans were against the use of nuclear weapons‚ because of the

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    TITLE OF THE BOOK: “The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction” by Robert McMahon This review focuses on one of the themes of the course‚ Main Currents of Modern History OBJECTIVE: The aims of this book review are: 1. To understand about a conflict that spanned four and a half decades(1945-1990) and encompassed virtually the entire globe. 2. To gather the knowledge of how the world order was changed after the world wars and the transition into the cold war. 3. To study the rise and

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    The Cold War was a sustained state of political and military tension between powers in the Western Bloc (the United States with NATO and others) and powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union and its allies in Warsaw Pact). Historians have not fully agreed on the dates‚ but 1947–1991 is common. It was "cold" because there was no large-scale fighting directly between the two sides‚ although there were major regional wars in Korea and Vietnam. The Cold War split the temporary wartime alliance against

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    COLD WAR The Cold War was the tense relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR) during the 46-year period following the World War II’s end‚ but before the end of the Soviet Union. It refers to the time between 1945 and 1991. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE COLD WAR At the end of World War II‚ English author and journalist George Orwell used Cold war‚ as a general term‚ in his essay "You and the Atomic Bomb"‚ published October 19‚ 1945‚ in the British newspaper Tribune. Contemplating

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    Cold War In history‚ there is a disagreement among historians regarding to when the Cold War began. While most historians dated its origins to the period immediately following World War II‚ others dispute that it began towards the end of World War I‚ when tensions between the Russian Empire‚ the United States and other European countries had already demonstrated the mutual distrust and suspicion between the Western powers and the Soviet Union as a result of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. With these

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    Who was more to blame for the start of the Cold War‚ the USA or the USSR? There were many countries involved in the Cold War. However the two main superpowers of the Cold War were the USA and the USSR each of which deserve a large amount of the blame for the starting of the Cold War. Nevertheless‚ I feel that the USSR should receive most of the blame due to their very aggressive‚ upfront attitude and many other reasons which will be discussed later on in the essay. Despite feeling that

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    Adams Period 3 02 March 2013 The Cold War Begins The Cold War was a five year war against the Soviet Union and the United States. These two Communist and Democratic countries had very different views and ways of ruling their citizens. One feared of expansion‚ the other feared of the opposing differences. However‚ they both agreed on keeping the war at a minimum by agreeing to not allow weapons of mass destruction to come into the war. Hint to the term "Cold War." Although there was not necessarily

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    Erik Charles Dixon Jr. Professor Richard Byington AMH 2020- American History (1877-Present) July 26‚2016 The Cold War Conflict That Led to the Split Up The Cold War was a time of hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States that lasted from 1945 to 1990. The United States and the Soviet Union both wanted to make their mark on the world by spreading their ideas and values‚ the United States wanted to spread democracy and freedom while the Soviet Union wanted to spread Communism

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    History Period 1 DBQ Essay The Cold War began over a period of several years following World War II as a result of increasing political and ideological tensions between the USSR and the USA; the weapons used were political and technological‚ in that many different types of strategies were utilized. Speeches given by world leaders provide evidence of the escalation of tensions between the two countries. The arms race played a major part in the Cold War‚ but other factors contributed to the

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    The Cold War By Michael L. Parker American Public University System January 16‚ 2013 HIST102: American History since 1877 Professor Poster The Cold War After the end of World War two‚ the United States and the Soviet Union were the two main super powers left standing. Both countries were afraid of each other in different ways. The United States was worried that the Soviet Union was trying to expand its communist ways by invading other countries. They were also worried because the Soviets

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